Although the race to elect a flag bearer for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2020 general election has not kicked off, aides of former President John Dramani Mahama have reportedly started attacking Joshua Alabi, one of the party’s presidential hopefuls.
Spearheading the politics of attacks on Prof Joshua Alabi, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA), is Stanislav Dogbe.
On his Facebook wall on Monday, 1st January, 2018, Mr Stan Dogbe took on the professor, describing him as an ‘attention seeker’ who is doing everything possible to be president.
Mr Dogbe, former Head of Communication Bureau at the Flag Staff House, said that Mr Alabi had been chasing the ex-president around and virtually stalking him at party programmes, so as to share in the attention that people give the former leader.
He stated, “Alabi’s ‘I must at all cost be President’ dream will be better helped if he focuses on himself and the NDC and how to go ahead of his competitors, not chasing John Mahama.”
The trusted aide and confidant of the former president, in a debate with some supporters of Professor Joshua Alabi, said his boss is too big “to fight over space with persons struggling and shoving each other for attention at especially party events.”
Mr Stan Dogbe didn’t provide any reason for his attack on colleague party guru, except to say, “It’s interesting reading over the last one year, words of insults, false claims and attacks on the person of President John Mahama, and extended sometimes to some who worked with him by supporters of, agents of, and workers for Joshua Alabi.”
Alabi’s Supporters React
Dogbe, who wasn’t able to back his claim with any evidence, infuriated the supporters of Prof Alabi over the alleged false claims and insults on their boss, and also fired back at him (Dogbe).
Some of the NDC ‘Facebookers’ expressed worry and disgust at the unprovoked attacks on the former vice chancellor, who had a day earlier asked party supporters in Ho, Volta Region, to shake hands and speak well of one another.
Prof Alabi, in a short address during the 31st December ‘revolution’ celebration at the Volta Regional capital, said, “Please turn round and shake the hands of your colleagues, and tell them, ‘from today onwards, we are no longer going to make any negative comments about each other. We will project only the positives, because we all have something positive to offer the NDC.’”
In response to Stan Dogbe’s attacks, Prof Joshua Alabi’s supporters stated that their preferred candidate was not struggling for attention.
Some of them posted, “Prof is not an attention seeker. He was sitting down and minding his business when suddenly President Rawlings mentioned his name and invited him to the microphone.
Others stated, “Prof Joshua Alabi has never said ‘I MUST BE PRESIDENT AT ALL COST.’ His countenance, approach, conduct and rise never show. Anybody saying this about Prof Joshua Alabi is not being truthful.”
In his swift response to the attacks on the former UPSA VC, the immediate-past Member of Parliament (MP) for La Dadekotopon Constituency in Accra, Nii Amasah Namoale, described the attacks on his Facebook wall as premature, adding, “JM was not the president and later became president. Alabi is not president and if God permits he shall be president ok, Stan Xoese Dogbe.”
Source: Daily Guide
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This man has come his habitation to muddy the waters. He caused President Mahama's massive defeat. He is alleged to have killed an MP but the powers that be shredded it in secrecy. Please disassociate yourself from political limelight for the former President to find his feet. Please work behind the scenes.
If Mahama continues keeping Stan Dogbe in his camp then he is doomed even in the NDC to fail.
Stan you better respect.........indeed I am really disappointed in JM, he better put the fear of God in your because you are making him unpopular .....the arrogance is too much
just advice stan and stop the insult
Why are ndc fighting over the presidency? Don't you know Ghanaians voted massively to choose their own president, not somebody imposing anything on them? and who told you people ndc is coming back anytime soon? Look at the trend of the voting and see if any of your candidates has a chance not even your John Mahama the rejected soul who is still in a denial. In any case, ndc has over a million hurdle of votes to overcome and what legacy did you leave for the people to even think of it and reconsider you. I'm just reminding you because you making yourselves political jokers of the century. Ghanaians are discerning and can think and make decisions themselves so propaganda and lies can't wo*k this time but evidence.
Eiii, Stan Dogbe, oooh so you have the enfontry to insult a whole professor, no wonder NDC is been handled and managed by dummmmmmies
Look at this street boy and common criminal, aka, Stan Dogbe. An unlettered boy insulting professors. Someone should tell this f.ool his looted money is not going to save nor serve him for long. Bas.tard!!
The likes of Stan Dogbe's are the very people who makes the NDC unattractive to the floating voters. and in this country, it is the floating voters who makes the real decisions and not the party supporters...
Oh Stan, Stan, have you not learned any lessons? Your posture put Mahama where he is today and you still continue doing same. Hmm!!